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This is what I think is very essential ... moderation can be good for you.
I am a great believer in research and innovation.
We want to raise the art of living well.
I want to make wines that harmonize with food - wines that almost hug your tongue with gentleness.
I always knew the importance of it, since I was three or four years old my mother used to feed me wine and water. I grew up with wine as liquid food.
It is giving me a great satisfaction, because I had the notion that we could make great wines equal to the greatest wines in the world, and everybody said it was impossible.
Inductee in the Vintner's Hall of Fame
I always knew that food and wine were vital, with my mother being Italian and a good cook.
Also, many consumers consider a critic to be like God Almighty.
Wine has been with civilized man from the beginning.
I say to consumers: instead of relying totally on critics, drink what you like and like what you drink.
If you go back to the Greeks and Romans, they talk about all three - wine, food, and art - as a way of enhancing life.
My mother served me wine and water from the time I was 3 years old.
Wine to me is passion. It's family and friends. It's warmth of heart and generosity of spirit.
How beautiful it is to excel, and the goodness of giving from your heart.
Critics have done the wine industry a lot of good overall.
Whether I played marbles, whether I played football or slam anything else, I wanted to excel.
There are a lot of people with a lot of money, and I'm amazed they don't understand what a great pleasure it can be to give.
As I traveled the world over, I traveled everywhere, and I learned so much.
Ever since I was a child, I wanted to excel in everything.
We definitely need to get the excitement back.
Later, at Stanford University, I thought I'd become a lawyer or businessman, but my father came to me and said he thought there was a big future in the fine-wine business.
My brother and I had saved $15,000 by working many years nailing fruit crates together.
Making good wine is a skill; making fine wine is an art.